The David Spoon Experience 10-2-24 part 1

A) David goes on to say, "I will praise his word." Why does David say he will praise God’s word? Because God’s word represents God’s truth, God’s declaration, God’s faithfulness, and God’s righteousness. David is not worshiping the word of God; he is worshiping the God of the words. I love my Bible more than any other book on Planet Earth. It is in many ways my best friend from a nonhuman point of view. But it is simply my best friend because it contains the very words of my Best Friend. We don’t worship the book; We worship the Author.

B) It is important to note that the charge of bibliolatry does not claim some Christians literally bow down before a Bible and worship it, as if it were an idol. While there may be some strange cult out there that literally worships the Bible, that is not what bibliolatry is referring to. The accusation of bibliolatry is that some Christians elevate the Bible to the point that it is equal with God, or to the point that studying the Bible is more important than developing a personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ (What is bibliolatry? | GotQuestions.org).

C) Because this has become somewhat of an issue in the church, I’m going to finish this address by making it quite clear. Jesus said in John 5:39, "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me." Everything points to Jesus. Anything else is not right.